KindergartenCurriculum Night

September 10, 2013

Agendas• Main communication between school

& home• Transportation changes• Absence notes• Record nightly reading on yellow

reading log

Thursday Folders

• Go home on Thursdays

• Keep all completed work at home

• Work marked as “Incomplete” or “Please finish”, etc. should be returned in agenda asap

• Return EMPTY folder on Friday morning

Homework

• Nightly reading – between 15 – 30 minutes (record on left hand side of agenda)

• Can include reading to or reading by your child. Track the words as you read so your child can follow along.

• Nightly practice of sight words (must be recognized by “sight” – not sounding out)

• See also homework suggestion sheet

Curriculum• We use the Common Core State Standards for language arts and math

(45 states have adopted this as their curriculum)

• We use the N.C. Essential Standards for Science and Social Studies

• The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

• Provides consistency across the states. See: http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions for more information.

Our Daily Schedule

7:30 - 8:00 - Unpack / Morning Enrichment

8:00 – 9:00 – Calendar / Math Investigations Lesson

9:00 - 9:50 - Specials (except Tuesdays – 2:10 – 3:00)

10:00 – 10:15 Snack

10:15 - 12:30– Literacy (Shared Reading, Words their Way, Reader’s Workshop, and Writing )

12:30 - 12:50 Read Aloud

Our Daily Schedule

12:50 – 1:15 – Lunch

1:15– 2:00- Science (M, T, W) S.S. (Thur. Fri.)

2:00 – 2:20 – Math Centers

2:20-2:50– Recess

2:50-3:00 Pack Up / Dismissal

Specials

• Monday – Media Center- Mr. Green (make sure to send books in by Friday to make sure new books can be checked out on Monday.

• Tuesday – Science Lab (Buchanan) Computers (Horack) alternate weeks

• Wednesday – Art with Mrs. Starnes

• Thursday – Music with Mr. Ablan

• Friday – PE with Mrs. Aycock

Science Themes(integrated through the general curriculum as much as possible)

• Animals• Plants• Weather (including seasons)• Matter• Moving Right Along (simple

machines)• 1 lab lesson in the classroom each

week• Science Lab as special every other

week

Social Studies Themes

• Families• Unique Individuals• Citizenship• Changes (over time, within the community)• Holidays and special days in the community• Geography (simple maps and symbols)• Economic concepts (wants & needs)• Technology (transportation, media,

computers)

Literacy

Throughout the year, we will work on the following skills:

• Identification of letters & letter sounds

• Phonemic awareness: the ability to distinguish and manipulate individual sounds (phoneme isolation, phoneme identity, phoneme substitution, oral segmenting, oral blending, sound deletion, onset-rime manipulations (i.e. j-ump, st-op, str-ong).

• Listening Comprehension

• Sight Words (know by sight – not sounding out)

What is balanced literacy?

• Literature-rich activities to develop the fluency and comprehension that proficient readers possess.

• Such instruction stresses the love of language, gaining meaning from print, and instruction of phonics in context.

• The Balanced Literacy approach to reading instruction incorporates many reading strategies in order to meet the varying needs of all students.

Balanced Literacy

• Some of the components of the approach include phonemic awareness and phonics instruction, reading aloud to children, independent reading, guided reading, shared reading and literacy centers for independent practice.

• Balanced literacy cultivates the skills of reading, writing, thinking, speaking, and listening for all students.

• Balanced literacy allows for flexibility within the classroom. It allows the teacher to meet each child where he is and move him forward in the manner and time best suited to the individual.

Balanced Literacy Cont.

What does Balanced Literacy look like in the classroom?

• Shared Reading: A selection of text in which the students and teacher read the same poem, story, etc.

• Words Their Way: This is the word study portion of our literacy time. The students will be identifying letters, sounds, words, and definitions using word sorts.

• Reader’s Workshop: A time for the students to interact with age appropriate text independently, with a partner (partner reading), or with the teacher.

• Writer’s Workshop – (See next slides)

• Interactive Read Aloud – Actively listening and responding to the reading of a story.

What does Balanced Literacy look like?

Book Boxes

• We are learning about picking “just right books”

•“Just right books” are books that we want to read, based on their pictures, words or familiarity.

• Family project: Help decorate your child’s book box with pictures of family members, friends, famous people, picture books to remind them of what good readers look like!

Writer’s Workshop

• Lucy Caulkins – Writer’s Workshop• Predictable Charts (I am, I see, etc.)• Telling stories through pictures (5

color rule)• Labeling pictures with letters /

sounds (inventive spelling- don’t panic!)

• Writing short sentences to tell a story across 3 fingers (by end of year)

• Smartie Scoop EVERY Friday

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Math

• Investigations (hands-on exploration)• Number sense• Problem solving• Counting and cardinality (to 100 by 1’s and

10’s, write numbers to 20, etc)• Algebra (addition & subtraction)• Number & Operations (place value 11 – 19)• Measurement & Data (compare, graphing)• Geometry (identify 2-D and 3-D shapes,

compare)

What is PBIS?

• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

• Office Referrals- after 3 chances• Are you making a good choice?• What should you be doing?• Interventions – time away, loss of privilege• What is a bee? What are “bee” incentives?• Gummy Bears, Marbles and then

classroom store.

Bee Incentives

25 = Candy Day50 = Treasure Box Reward75 = Hat Day100 = Pajama Day125 = Wacky Hair & class incentive150 = Jersey Day & 10 extra playtime

minutes175 = Class Choice Reward200 = Recess on PE Day or Teacher Choice

Have You Filled A Bucket Today?• School-wide character building theme based on the book: Have You

Filled A Bucket Today? By David Messing.

The Bucket-Filling school program has several CURRICULUM GOALS :

1. To teach children how to reach out and express love, respect and appreciation to others2. To help children become other-centered rather than self-centered3. To help children express their feelings (good and bad) in a healthy manner4. To help children understand where feelings originate and how to protect their feelings from being hurt5. To establish a framework for more constructive words and actions and less bullying6. To create more positive home and school environments

CONCEPTS LEARNED:Bucket Filling (showing love and respect for others)Bucket Dipping (bullying)

Progress Reports & Report Cards

• Sent home mid quarter • Shows progress toward the end of

the quarter• Sign and return• 1st quarter conferences will be held in

October.• Conferences will be held on an as

needed basis thereafter.• Assessments- BIG GOALS

FOLDER

Miscellaneous

• Pay Pams is the easiest way to pay lunch money www.paypams.com

• Please send an easy-to-open snack each day• Plastic, labeled water bottle for recess• Scholastic Book Clubs – class/parent gifts• Sight Word List- practice weekly• Old socks• Shoes and appropriate clothing • Check my wiki page often for informationhttp://aprilvermeire.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/